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Guatemala: Justice system victim of government's authoritarian drift

Back in 2015, Guatemala's President Otto Perez Molina was forced to resign before being eventually found guilty of fraud and criminal conspiracy. His downfall seemed proof that impunity for corruption was not inevitable in a country plagued by 40 years of civil war. Perez was the prize catch of the…

France 24

'Evil' killer smirks in court after murdering teacher with baseball bat over bad grades

Judge Showers asked Willard Miller to step forward before sentencing him to life in prison when he was seen smirking after the "heinous act" saw his eligibility for parole extended to 35 years

Daily Mirror

Man who served 13 years for murder is acquitted at a retrial in Germany

A man who spent 13 years in prison in Germany for the death of an elderly woman has been acquitted in a retrial by a court that determined that the supposed murder victim had died in an accident

The Independent UK

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Man slaps and throttles ex-partner after drinking 20 pints at funeral

When he carried out the attack Darryan Edwards was on a community order for a previous assault on the same victim

Wales Online

Minnesota land linked to polygamous sect leader Warren Jeffs for sale

Land was owned by brother of convicted sex offender who was sentenced to life in prison in 2011 for sexually abusing underage girls

The Guardian - US

‘Peru Two’ drug mule Michaella McCollum graduates from university

The former prison convict posted pictures online of her donning a black graduation cap and gown

Evening Standard

The day Connor Chapman refused to come into court during his murder trial

Killer sat in cell lying under a blanket and was said to have been living off instant noodles in prison

Liverpool Echo

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'Watch what happens' Prisoner threatened guard and left her struggling to breathe

Scott Beveridge was caught with a mobile phone in his prison cell

Liverpool Echo

'I was tortured in notorious Iran jail as terminally ill son lay dying outside its walls'

On December 28, 2021 single parent Mehdi (Yasser) Akbari was left in despair after he learned that his only child, Amir-Ali, had passed away at a care facility while he was still trapped inside the notorious Evin prison on the outskirts of Tehran

Daily Mirror

An Iowa teenager receives life for the beating death of his high school teacher

The first of two Iowa teenagers who pleaded guilty to beating their high school Spanish teacher to death with a baseball bat was sentenced to life with a chance of parole after 35 years in prison.

WEKU

Mexican Mafia member who ran LA county jail rackets is killed in prison

LOS ANGELES — Michael Torres, a Mexican Mafia member who oversaw gangs in the San Fernando Valley and controlled drug and extortion rackets in Los Angeles County jails, was stabbed to death in prison Thursday, authorities said.

Los Angeles Times

Phone tap review reveals alleged family violence order breach

A review of prison phone records led to a man's re-arrest.

The Canberra Times

Maryland man who spent 32 years in prison wrongly convicted of 1981 murders gets $2.9m

Maryland Board of Public Works approves compensation for John Huffington

The Independent UK

Teen who beat his teacher to death with baseball bat with pal is jailed for LIFE

Willard Miller has been jailed for life for murdering his teacher Nohema Graber with a baseball bat with his pal Jeremy Goodale - the judge has sentenced him to life in prison with eligibility for parole after 35 years, five years harsher than the 30 year window the state prosecutor…

Daily Mirror

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PC Gamer

Call of Duty: Warzone players are racking up wins by standing still in the gulag

Turns out prison is the safest place for your Call of Duty operator.

The Independent UK

Man sentenced to life in prison for rape of 10-year-old girl in Ohio abortion case that drew national attention

Gerson Fuentes will serve at least 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to rape in a case that right-wing pundits falsely dismissed as a hoax in the aftermath of Roe v Wade

Salon

Expert: Nauta can flip or "go to prison"

"Almost a certainty" Trump's aide will be convicted if he doesn't cooperate with Jack Smith, ex-U.S. attorney says

Broadcasting & Cable

Allison Mack, Former ‘Smallville’ Cast Member Caught in NXIVM Scandal, Is Released From Prison

She expressed regret for her role in Keith Raniere sex cult

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The Independent UK

Co-defendant in pub shooting trial attacked in prison

William England, defending Thomas Waring, said he had been attacked after arriving back at HMP Altcourse on Wednesday.

The Guardian - UK

AI firms should face prison over creation of fake humans, says Yuval Noah Harari

Sapiens author tells Geneva summit proliferation of fake people on social media could lead to collapse in democracy

Liverpool Echo

Chapman's accomplice battered with kettle in prison and called a 'grass'

Thomas Waring, who took custody of the murder weapon and torched car, appeared in court with his face cut and bruised

WEKU

New accounts of abuse at federal prison prompt renewed calls for investigation

More than 120 prisoners held at a special unit in Thomson Penitentiary reported mistreatment, a Washington Lawyers' Committee report says.

Daily Record

Scots prison firebomb probe after car 'belonging to staff member' torched

The motor was torched in the car park of HMP Perth in the early hours of Thursday morning.

Daily Mirror

Inside Smallville star Allison Mack's time with secretive sex cult before prison sentence

Smallville actress Allison Mack has recently been released from prison after pleading guilty to her role in a sex-trafficking case tied to the cult group NXIVM - now we take a look at her case and time with the secretive cult

Evening Standard

Killer of Katrina Makunova back in prison after attack on second woman

Oluwaseyi Dada has a history of violence, threats, and abuse, and was held responsible for the death of 17-year-old Katrina Makunova

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